Christopher Gorham (born August 14, 1974) is an American actor who is best known for the

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series ''

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''. He has also appeared in such series as '' Insatiable'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Felicity'', ''

Jake 2.0 ''Jake 2.0'' is an American science fiction television series created by Silvio Horta that premiered on UPN on September 10, 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004, due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United State ...

'', '' The Magicians'', ''

Medical Investigation ''Medical Investigation'' is an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before its cancellation on March 25, 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Network Television a ...

'', ''

Out of Practice ''Out of Practice'' is an American sitcom television series that was produced by Paramount Television and originally broadcast on sister company CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 29, 2006. With producers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd ...

'', ''

Harper's Island ''Harper's Island'' is an American horror mystery limited series created by Ari Schlossberg for CBS. Schlossberg, Jeffrey Jackson Bell and Jon Turteltaub served as executive producers. The series features an ensemble cast led by Elaine Cassidy ...

'', ''

Covert Affairs ''Covert Affairs'' is an American action drama television series filmed in Toronto, Canada, starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham that premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. On January 6, 2015, USA Network canceled ''Covert Affairs'' after ...

'', and ''

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''. He is also the voice of Barry Allen / The Flash in the

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beginning with '' Justice League: War'' (2014) and ending with '' Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' (2020).

Early life

Gorham was born in Fresno, California, to David Gorham, a certified public accountant, and Cathryn Gorham, a school nurse. He attended the Roosevelt School of the Arts and graduated from

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with a B.A. in Theater in 1996. While in college he participated in many sports, including martial arts, stage combat, fencing,

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, and ballroom dancing.

Career

His first job in the acting business was as an intern on ''

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'' (1989). Gorham has appeared in a number of science-fiction TV series, ranging from a starring role in ''

'' to the title character in ''

''. He also had roles on ''

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'', '' Felicity'', and ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

''. He has also acted in films, including 2001's ''

The Other Side of Heaven ''The Other Side of Heaven'' is a 2001 American adventure drama film written and directed by Mitch Davis, based on John H. Groberg's autobiography ''In the Eye of the Storm''. The film stars Christopher Gorham as John Groberg and Anne Hathaway ...

'' co-starring

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. Gorham played Harrison John in the WB series ''

'' and Dr. Miles McCabe in the

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drama ''

''. He played the lead role in the short-lived

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series ''

''. He was also the lead of ABC Family's original movie ''

Relative Chaos ''Relative Chaos'' is a 2006 television film directed by Steven Robman and starring Christopher Gorham and Nicholas Brendon. It was first broadcast on ABC Family on September 4, 2006. The film score was composed by Danny Lux. Premise At an annu ...

''. Three years after ''Jake 2.0'' ended, Gorham had a recurring role as

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Silvio Horta Silvio Horta (August 14, 1974 – January 7, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer widely noted for adapting the hit Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' into the ABC series ''Ugly Betty''. Horta served as head wr ...

's new series, ''

'', and played the main love interest for the series' heroine

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(played by

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). For his role, Gorham was nominated for a

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for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He joined the cast full-time for the series' second season. He then left in July 2008, but returned for the season three and then also the season four finale. He starred in the 2009

TV miniseries, ''

'', in which characters were killed off every week leading to the eventual reveal of the murderer. From July 13, 2010, until December 18, 2014, Gorham played blind

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agent Auggie Anderson on ''

'', leading the main character, a trainee CIA agent played by

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, at her new job. The series was highly successful for the

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, running for five seasons. The series was cancelled in January 2015.

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ranked Gorham fifth on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". In 2014 Gorham recurred in the back half of the third season of ''

'' as Walsh, the Wizard of Oz. He played rival pageant coach Bob Barnard on the

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series '' Insatiable'' which premiered August 10, 2018. On March 25, 2021, it was announced that Gorham has been cast as Trevor Elliot, the accused client of

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in the upcoming

ordered series ''

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'' with

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Manuel García-Rulfo Lapuente (born February 25, 1981) known professionally as Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, is a Mexican actor and model. He is best known for roles in films such as '' Cake'' and '' Bless Me, Ultima'', as well as the television program ...

. Gorham is also the voice of Barry Allen / The Flash in the

, beginning with '' Justice League: War'' (2014) and concluding with '' Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' (2020).

Personal life

Gorham is married to his former ''

'' co-star, Anel Lopez Gorham, with whom he has three children. His son Lucas was diagnosed with

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. and Gorham has become an

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awareness advocate:

I don't think of him as my son with Asperger's. I think of him as my son. He's not wrong. He's not broken. He is who he is. We, as his parents, are going to do our best — as we do with all of our kids — to give him the best shot at having the best life he can.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorham, Christopher 1974 births American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Fresno, California UCLA Film School alumni 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American male actors